The State General Inspectorate, the Court of Accounts, the Supreme Administrative Court, and the Central Procurement Authority. These are the institutional bets of Daniel Chapo’s administration to curb the longstanding plunder of public resources and strengthen accountability mechanisms in the management of public finances in Mozambique. Without genuine political will and decisive action, however, there is a risk that the country will end up with more institutions, more bureaucracy, and the same problems of impunity in the management of public affairs.

